What color is #276757?

#276757 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Terrestrial?

The RGB value is 39, 103, 87: 39 red, 103 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Terrestrial?

The complementary color is #672737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #276757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Terrestrial color: hex code #276757

#276757 rgb(39, 103, 87)

Shades of teal

Terrestrial has the hex code #276757. It is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 40.4% green and 34.1% blue (39, 103, 87).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 45% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

Terrestrial (#276757) color codes

HEX	`#276757`
RGB	`rgb(39, 103, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 40.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 45%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 62%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -24.69, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 24.87, 173.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.406, 10.819, 10.713)`
Decimal	`2582359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Terrestrial, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #276757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#276757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #276757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #276757; }
.text { color: #276757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #276757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 103 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #276757, #275767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #276757 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #276757?: #276757 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Terrestrial?: The RGB value is 39, 103, 87: 39 red, 103 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Terrestrial?: The complementary color is #672737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #276757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.